HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List with Pinyin

5,595 words from the advanced band, levels 7-9 of HSK 3.0, the nine-level standard for Chinese proficiency, with pinyin and English translation.

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
哲理	zhé lǐ	philosophic theory / philosophy
折磨	zhé mó	to torment / to torture	syn
折射	zhé shè	to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)	syn
珍藏	zhēn cáng	a collection of rare and valuable items / to collect (such items)	syn
侦查偵查	zhēn chá	to detect / to investigate	syn
针锋相对針鋒相對	zhēn fēng xiāng duì	to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom) / tit for tat / measure for measure	syn
针灸針灸	zhēn jiǔ	acupuncture and moxibustion / to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
真空	zhēn kōng	(physics, fig.) vacuum / (slang) to not wear underwear
真理	zhēn lǐ	truth / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
真情	zhēn qíng	real situation / the truth	syn
真是	zhēn shi	indeed / truly / (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)	syn
珍视珍視	zhēn shì	to place great importance on / to treasure	syn
侦探偵探	zhēn tàn	detective / to do detective work	syn
珍稀	zhēn xī	rare / precious and uncommon	syn
真心	zhēn xīn	wholeheartedness / sincerity	syn
真挚真摯	zhēn zhì	sincere / sincerity	syn
珍重	zhēn zhòng	precious / extremely valuable / (honorific) Please take good care of yourself!	syn
斟酌	zhēn zhuó	to consider / to deliberate / to fill up a cup to the brim	syn
枕	zhěn	(bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])	syn
诊所診所	zhěn suǒ	clinic	syn
震	zhèn	to shake / to vibrate / to jolt / to quake / excited / shocked / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder / ☳	syn
震荡震蕩	zhèn dàng	to vibrate / to shake / to shudder	syn
阵地陣地	zhèn dì	(military) position / front	syn
镇定鎮定	zhèn dìng	calm / unperturbed / cool	syn
振动振動	zhèn dòng	to vibrate / to shake / vibration	syn
震动震動	zhèn dòng	to shake / to vibrate / to strongly affect / shock / vibration	syn
振奋振奮	zhèn fèn	to stir oneself up / to raise one's spirits / to inspire	syn
震撼	zhèn hàn	to shake / to shock / to stun / shocking / stunning / shock	syn
镇静鎮靜	zhèn jìng	calm / cool	syn
震惊震驚	zhèn jīng	to shock / to astonish	syn
阵容陣容	zhèn róng	troop arrangement / battle formation / lineup (of a sports team etc)
振兴振興	zhèn xīng	to revive / to revitalize / to invigorate / to re-energize	syn
阵营陣營	zhèn yíng	group of people / camp / faction / sides in a dispute	syn
振作	zhèn zuò	to bestir oneself / to pull oneself together / to cheer up / to uplift / to stimulate	syn
征徵	zhēng	to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence	syn
蒸	zhēng	to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam / torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old) / finely chopped firewood (old)	syn
争辩爭辯	zhēng biàn	a dispute / to wrangle	syn
争端爭端	zhēng duān	dispute / controversy / conflict	syn
蒸发蒸發	zhēng fā	to evaporate / evaporation	syn
争分夺秒爭分奪秒	zhēng fēn duó miǎo	lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count	syn
征服	zhēng fú	to conquer / to subdue / to vanquish
争光爭光	zhēng guāng	to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
征集徵集	zhēng jí	to collect / to recruit	syn
症结癥結	zhēng jié	hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations	syn
争气爭氣	zhēng qì	to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short	syn
征收徵收	zhēng shōu	to levy (a tax) / to expropriate	syn
争相爭相	zhēng xiāng	to fall over each other in their eagerness to...	syn
争先恐后爭先恐後	zhēng xiān kǒng hòu	striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) / outdoing one another	syn
正月	zhēng yuè	first month of the lunar year	syn
挣扎掙扎	zhēng zhá	to struggle	syn
争执爭執	zhēng zhí	to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle	syn
整顿整頓	zhěng dùn	to tidy up / to reorganize / to consolidate / to rectify	syn
整合	zhěng hé	to conform / to integrate	syn
整洁整潔	zhěng jié	neatly / tidy	syn
拯救	zhěng jiù	to save / to rescue	syn
整数整數	zhěng shù	whole number / integer (math.) / round figure	syn
整治	zhěng zhì	to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc)	syn
正版	zhèng bǎn	genuine / legal / see also 盜版\|盗版[dao4 ban3]
正当正當	zhèng dàng	honest / reasonable / fair / sensible	syn
政党政黨	zhèng dǎng	political party / CL:個\|个[ge4]	syn
正经正經	zhèng jīng	decent / honorable / proper / serious / according to standards	syn
正能量	zhèng néng liàng	positive energy / positivity
正气正氣	zhèng qì	healthy atmosphere / moral spirit / unyielding integrity / probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
政权政權	zhèng quán	regime / political power	syn
证券證券	zhèng quàn	negotiable security (financial) / certificate / stocks and bonds	syn
证人證人	zhèng rén	witness	syn
正视正視	zhèng shì	to face squarely / to meet head on / to face up to	syn
正直	zhèng zhí	upright / upstanding / honest	syn
郑重鄭重	zhèng zhòng	serious / solemn / earnest / conscientious	syn
正宗	zhèng zōng	orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine	syn
之	zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it	syn
织織	zhī	to weave	syn
之际之際	zhī jì	during / at the time of	syn
知己	zhī jǐ	to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend	syn
支架	zhī jià	trestle / support / stand / frame / (medicine) stent / to prop up / to resist / to withstand (an enemy attack etc)
知觉知覺	zhī jué	perception / consciousness	syn
支流	zhī liú	tributary (river)	syn
芝麻	zhī ma	sesame (seed)	syn
支配	zhī pèi	to control / to dominate / to allocate	syn
支票	zhī piào	check (bank) / cheque / CL:本[ben3]
知识分子知識分子	zhī shi fèn zǐ	intellectual / intelligentsia / learned person	syn
肢体肢體	zhī tǐ	limb / limbs and trunk / body	syn
支援	zhī yuán	to provide assistance / to support / to back	syn
支柱	zhī zhù	mainstay / pillar / prop / backbone	syn
知足	zhī zú	content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)	syn
知足常乐知足常樂	zhī zú cháng lè	satisfied with what one has (idiom)	syn
职称職稱	zhí chēng	one's professional position / title / job title	syn
直达直達	zhí dá	to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct / nonstop	syn
执法執法	zhí fǎ	to enforce a law / law enforcement
直观直觀	zhí guān	direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
直径直徑	zhí jìng	diameter
直觉直覺	zhí jué	intuition
职能職能	zhí néng	function / role	syn
值钱值錢	zhí qián	valuable / costly / expensive	syn
直升机直升機	zhí shēng jī	helicopter / CL:架[jia4]
直视直視	zhí shì	to look straight at	syn
直线直線	zhí xiàn	straight line / sharply (rise or fall)
直辖市直轄市	zhí xiá shì	municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶\|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city
执意執意	zhí yì	to be determined to / to insist on	syn
执照執照	zhí zhào	license / permit	syn

The four tones

What the advanced band of HSK 3.0 covers

HSK 3.0 is the revision of the Chinese proficiency test published in March 2021 by China's Ministry of Education and its National Language Commission. It replaces six levels with nine, grouped in three bands: elementary (1 to 3), intermediate (4 to 6) and advanced (7 to 9). The vocabulary of the whole scheme comes to roughly eleven thousand words, against about five thousand at the top of the old six-level system.

The advanced band is one exam, not three. Every candidate sits the same paper, and the score decides whether they are placed at level 7, level 8, level 9 or none of them. It has been running worldwide since November 2022, several years before the lower bands were revised in their turn, and it is taken on a computer only.

The list below is the vocabulary the advanced band adds on top of the first six levels — the words numbered from 5401 upward in the official standard, in the alphabetical order by pinyin that the published list uses. It is more than half of the entire vocabulary of the nine-level scheme, which is why the step up to this band is measured in years.

Every word links to its dictionary entry, where you will find the full definition, the traditional form, the audio pronunciation and example sentences.

HSK 7-9 Vocabulary List with Pinyin

What the advanced band of HSK 3.0 covers

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